Netgear Announces NeoTV Line of Set-top HD Media Players

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While set-top fans wait for updates to the PopBox, the release of the Boxee Box, or cozy up to Western Digital’s WD TV line of set-top media players, Netgear has entered the fray with the NeoTV 550 and 350 HD media players. Each device comes with access to video on demand services like CinemaNow, and the players are designed as a bridge between media stored on other devices like USB drives or SD cards and your HDTV. Both devices also support streaming video over UPnP, DLNA, or Windows Media Player 11 networks.

The new Netgear set-top boxes don’t come with all of the features their competitors do, like on-board storage and flexible output options. You get one HDMI port on the back, 3 USB ports and an Ethernet port, along with mini AV and component ports on the rear and an S/PDIF jack for audio. Even so, the NeoTV 550 is priced at $219.99 list, and pricing for the 350 has not been announced, although it will likely be less. Netgear also didn’t announce when the two set-top boxes would be available.